Geography
Bairnsdale is sited on a bend of the Mitchell river, with the river flowing in along the northern edge of the town, before turning south to flow along the eastern edge, although suburbs are now found across the river to both north and east, e.g. Wy Yung and Eastwood. The river floods at intervals of several years, inundating areas of the town close to the banks and closing the highway bridge.
The Mitchell River flows into Lake King at Eagle Point Bluff. Between the town of Bairnsdale and Eagle Point Bluff are found the Mitchell River silt jetties (a type of digitate River Delta), second only in length to those formed at the mouth of the Mississippi River in the United States.
Bairnsdale's commercial centre is laid out along the wide avenue of Main Street which is a continuance of the Princes Highway.
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